Except in an extreme emergency, e.g. unexpected anaphylaxis, medication can only be administered by school staff if appropriate documentation has been completed by parents/carers. 

This applies to both prescribed and non-prescribed medication.

Medication cannot be stored in student's school bags.  All medication must be bought to the front office in the first instance. 

TheDepartment of Education's Student Health Care brochure can be downloaded here. 

Short Term Use of Medication (up to two weeks)

For administration of short term medication such as a course of antibiotics, our school requires written authority from parents/carers.  This authority can be provided by completing an Administration of Medication (form 3). 

When school staff administer the medication, it will be recorded on Form 12 (Record of health care support / administration of medication).  When the short term administration is complete, form 12 is maintained on the student's file. 

Please note

• Medication must be;
  • clearly labelled with the student’s name
  • within the expiration date
  • in original packaging (or we can photocopy the original packaging if required)

  • make sure you provide medication that is:

• Parents need to provide tablet medication in its correct dosage. School staff are not to cut provided medication.  

• If medication is to be measured, please provide the measure. 

Long Term Use of Medication

If you require the school to administer medication to your child for a period of more than two weeks, and if you have not already done so, you may need to complete a Student Health Care Summary and a Management/Emergency Response Plan for your child’s particular health need. 

In most instances, this documentation will have been completed when you enrolled your child or as part of our school’s process for updating student health care records.  If this is not the case, please discuss with the front office team.

For administration of long term medication such as ADHD medication (daily) our school requires written authority from parents/carers.  This authority can be provided by completing a Generic Health Care Management and Emergency Response Plan (form 2).

When school staff administer the medication, it will be recorded on Form 12 (Record of health care support / administration of medication).  When forms are complete, they are maintained on the student's file. 

Please note

• Medication must be;
  • clearly labelled with the student’s name
  • within the expiration date
  • in original packaging (or we can photocopy the original packaging if required)

  • make sure you provide medication that is:

• Parents need to provide tablet medication in its correct dosage. School staff are not to cut provided medication.  

• If medication is to be measured, please provide the measure. 

If a different brand of medication is provided, a new Generic Health Care Plan (form 2) needs to be completed. 

The front office will advise parents when mediciation supplies are low.  All replacement medication must be bought to the front office by an adult.  

Student with asthma require Form 8 - Asthma Management and Emergency Response Plan to be completed and returned to the front office.

If your child requires an inhaler at school, this should be provided to the front office.  It will then be logged and given to the classroom teacher to store in their black medical box.

The black medical box goes with the class to all specialist lessons (eg PE) and on excursions. 

Students who suffer from seizures require Form 7 - Seizure Management and Emergency Response Plan to be completed and returned to the front office.

If your child requires regular (eg daily) or emergency seizure medication to be kept at school, this will be stored in the locked cabinet in the front office.  

It will be taken on all excursions. 

Students who suffer from mild and moderate allergies require Form 5 - Mild and Moderate Allergies Response and Emergency Management Plan to be completed and returned to the front office.

The Emergency Response plan (ASCIA) also needs to be completed and signed by a medical practitioner and provided to the front office. 

If your child requires allergy medication (eg Antihistamines) to be kept at school, completing this Form 5 provides the authority for staff to administer this.  If the medication is administered at school, parents are notified via email, phone or in person.

Allergy medication is generally kept in the black first aid boxes in classrooms for easy access.    

It is taken on all excursions. 

Storage of student medication 

Medication CANNOT be stored in student's school bags.  All medication must be bought to the front office in the first instance. 

There are a number of places medication is stored, after it has been processed by the front office.

1. Locked medical cabinet in the office.  This is all medication except Asthma puffers, EpiPens, and most antihistemines. Medication is administered by a deputy principal of the principal and recorded on Form 12.  All long term use medication and 

2. Classroom black first aid box.  This box contains asthma puffers, auto-adreneline injectors (EpiPens), and antihistemines for students with a diagnosed condition. Completed medical forms are also kept in this box.   This box goes with the class to each specialist teacher lesson (eg PE, Music), and excursions.  Medication in this box is for quick and easy access in an emergencyand point of urgent need.

3. In various points around the school we also have additional Epi-pens in the event of an unexpected anaphlyactic reaction (ie for a student who is not identified as anaphylactic). Parent approval is not required in an emergency, for example unexpected anaphylaxis. 

4. Students with diabetes carry their requirements with them from class to class.  Emergency supplies are also kept in the front office.